“This Offer is Only Valid Until Noon, January 16” [Editor’s Note:  The views expressed here are solely those of Ross Kaplan, and do not represent Edina Realty, Berkshire Hathaway, or any other entity referenced.  If you need legal advice, please consult an attorney.] At least in Minnesota, where I sell real estate, deadlines are incorporated...Read More

Minnesota Home Seller Disclosure Duties — and their Realtor’s(!) Just like good stand-up comedians establish themes that they keep revisiting (see, Jerry Seinfeld; Chris Rock; Louis CK), a good continuing ed speaker repeatedly invokes a mantra for practitioners (Minnesota Realtors like yours truly) to heed. Yesterday’s (much repeated) mantra:  “if you crack the door open a...Read More

“One to Buy, Two to Sell,” But . . . “Two to Buy, Two to Sign“ It’s practically a mantra for Minnesota Realtors, starting with their pre-licensing coursework:  it takes one partner in a married couple to buy, but two to sell. Translation:  in Minnesota, married partners automatically have an ownership interest in their spouse’s...Read More